Eskom could plunge SA further into darkness this week – Photo: Pixabay.
Load reduction implemented TONIGHT – here are your schedules
Eskom is expected to implement load reduction in seven provinces between 17:00 and 22:00 on Sunday evening. Find the information here
Eskom could plunge SA further into darkness this week – Photo: Pixabay.
Some South Africans are in for several hours in the dark on Sunday, 28 August 2022, as Eskom will be implementing load reduction in seven provinces, between 17:00 and 22:00.
Load reduction is slightly different from load shedding – it is used to reduce the increasing demand for electricity that is supplied to members of the public. This is usually in neighbourhoods where illegal connections cause overload and damage infrastructure. Load reduction is meant to protect the infrastructure.
“Overloading also poses danger to people and property in the affected communities. Currently, Eskom is battling to keep up with the increased equipment failure caused by overloading that is costing millions to repair,” the embattled power utility said.
The provinces that are affected are: Gauteng, Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
ESKOM: LOAD REDUCTION ON SUNDAY
Eskom said it will be disrupting electricity to Gauteng, North West, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) from 17:00 until 22:00.
Meanwhile in Limpopo, load reduction will be implemented between 17:00 and 19:00. Check your areas below.
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